I am a communication-based HCI researcher and a first-year Ph.D. student in information at the University of Michigan. My research lies at the intersection of human-computer interaction (HCI), computer-mediated communication (CMC), and design research. I aim to deeply understand how technologies (e.g., mobile technology, social robots, and emerging technologies) can support human relationships in communication contexts. Specifically, my work explores how technology design can account for societal, generational, and spatial factors to foster social and holistic well-being by shaping the formation, maintenance, and development of human-to-human relationships.
Prior to my PhD, I received a M.A in Communication at Seoul National University. I also hold a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts and Journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Education
Ph.D. in Information, University of Michigan (2024 - present)
M.A. in Communication, Seoul National University (2023)
B.A. in Communication Arts & Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2021)
News
One paper accepted to RO-MAN 2025 (June 9, 2025)
Received Gary M. Olson Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award from UMSI (May 30, 2025)
Organizing Design Knowledge in AI Workshops at DIS 2025 (May 1, 2025)
Joined as a research summer intern at Kyoto University, Japan, working with Dr. Naomi Yamashita (May 1, 2025)
Received Best Paper Honorable Mention Award 🏅at CHI 2025 (April 26, 2025)
Successfully passed pre-candidacy defense (April 1, 2025)
Two papers accepted to CHI 2025 (Jan 16, 2025)
Started my Ph.D at the @UMich I school (Aug 26, 2024)
Received Best Paper Honorable Mention Award 🏅at CHI 2024 (April 25, 2024)
Travel
Attending DIS 2025 conference, Funchal, Madeira (July 5 - 9, 2025)
Attending CHI 2025 conference, Yokohama, Japan (April 26 - May 1, 2024)
Attending DIS 2024 conference, Copenhagen, Denmark (July 1-5, 2024)
Attending CHI 2024 conference, Honolulu, US (May 11-16, 2024)
Attending Scalable HCI Symposium, Shenzhen, China (Jan 7-11, 2024)
Attending DIS 2023 conference, Pittsburg, US (July 9-14, 2023)